stored on the computer or computer records of Internet passwords

Windows XP, security can be improved a lot, you can set a password on your account to protect their privacy, but if you forget the password that your how to do?


With the help of a password reset disk



to the user forget the password to protect user accounts should be produced for each local user password reset disk and store it in a safe place. So that when users forget their passwords, the can use a password reset disk to reset your password, so that users can continue to access the local user account, and the original data Buhui lost.



steps to implement the task is different depending on whether the computer is the network domain (domain, constitute part of the network and share a common directory database, a group of computers. a domain as a unit to manage, and with common rules and procedures. Each domain has a unique name) of the members or working group (Working Group on simple computer group, just want to help users in the group complete the search such as printers and shared folders this matter. Windows in The Working Group does not provide domain provides centralized user accounts and authentication) as part of or separate computer. The following were introduced in different circumstances.



1. computer in the domain



methods:



① Press CTRL + ALT + DELETE key combination to open "Windows Security" dialog box.



② Click the "Change Password."



③ Click the "Backup" to open the Forgotten Password Wizard.



④ Click "Next\



2. the computer is not in the domain



Method: Click "Start" / "Control Panel" / "User Account" in the pop-up dialog box, select your account and click "Prevent a forgotten password" item in Figure 1, the next in accordance with the "Forgotten Password Wizard" step by step down the road, until the completion, you can get a password reset disk. Do not forget to put it in good! Others can use it to easily log in to your account.



3. the application of a password reset disk



If you start your account when you are actually forgot login password, then the rest is up to use a password reset disk, and is very simple: the password reset disk into floppy drive, right click on the arrow next to your account, In the pop-up box and then click on the prompt use of a password reset disk, according to the pop-up "Password Reset Wizard" can change the password prompt and start the computer. You can then use the password reset disk back into a safe place, and do not need to re-create a new password reset disk, no matter how many times you change your password, this disk is valid.



With the help of the user with administrator privileges



If you do not create a password reset disk, then the account password forgotten how to do? It is necessary to request a user with administrator privileges to help you, this method also have two different situations.



1. If your computer has an administrator account (administrator account outside), you can use this account to log in and you can create and change the password for all users on the computer. Click the "Start" / "Control Panel" / "User Account\. Step by step to complete the wizard prompts to change your password, after the new password can be changed.



2. If your computer does not have an administrator account, it would only system administrators can use to log in and change the computer administrator account on the user's password. administrator administrator account only when no other account (other than the guest account guest outside) there or you start the computer in safe mode only visible on the Welcome screen, then set according to your machine also has two solutions.



one is directly start the computer in Safe Mode (start the moment the machine, press the F8 key, select the first "safe mode" carriage return), the Welcome screen, select the Administrator account to log on Windows systems administrator, and the remaining the same way on and above the.



other is if you've changed the Group Policy setting to force users to use the "classic" logon screen to log on to the computer (click "Start" / "Run" in the dialog box, enter "gpedit.msc" to open Group Policy, in Figure 3, and then expand "Computer Configuration" / "Management formwork" / "System" / "log" in the right select the "Always use classic logon" is set to "enabled"). This log will appear in the input dialog box with a welcome screen (if the administrator disabled or not configured items are not optional), just in the dialog box, enter "administrator" and password to log in, so not to Safe Mode Start the computer, and the rest of the way as the above to change your password.



Tip: If you have a computer administrator accounts user to change another user's password, the protection system makes to protect security of the information would cause data Diushi Keneng, Bufenleixing of information will Buke Zai Fang Wen, this includes: Jing Guo public key encryption of e-mail users; stored on the computer or computer records of Internet passwords; encrypted files by the user. Therefore, I strongly recommend that you use a password reset disk feature to reset your password.



with third-party password recovery software



various password recovery software, today there are many, such as Windows XP/2000/NT Key, etc., which can help you recover forgotten or lost Windows XP/2000/NT operating system boot code. You may wish to look online to find. These tools are relatively simple to use, I will not go into here.